How to photocopy a book with a digital camera: notes - Open Knowledge

Dec. 29th, 2004

01:32 am - How to photocopy a book with a digital camera: notes

The copy stand works fine with a small digicam. With the 990, you'd eitherhold it on top of the lens opening, or use a filter adapter. The copystandhas 49mm filter threads and the 990 has 28mm. So you'd get a 28-37 adapterand a 37-49 adapter from www.ckcpower.com (the 28-37 is a specialty item andkind of expensive but the 37-49 is a standard item and cheap) and use themto mount the camera on the copy stand. With the S100, I use the CKC PowerS100 filter adapter plus the 28-37 and 37-49.

Unfortunately the Pentax copy stand isn't made any more, but Olympusapparently makes something similar (I haven't seen it). You could alsotry a more normal copy stand, like a Testrite CS-1, or as mentioned, atripod with a side arm (Bogen 3001 Pro is probably a good choice--makesure to get the Pro model with the horizontally-mountable center column).

Comments:

Thanks. I have some old books that are unlikely ever to be in print again. It would be nice to digitize them.I also have a few old photos that I don't want to remove from their frames. I might try the 45 degree rule. If the glass is clean enough it might be possible to get acceptable quality.